Meanings
verbboxhaul (third-person singular simple present boxhauls, present participle boxhauling, simple past and past participle boxhauled)
present singular third person boxhauls · participle present boxhauling · participle past boxhauled · past boxhauled
- ambitransitivenauticalTo bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
Synonyms: box
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
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